Device for twisting stay-wires in fences



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. 0. A. BURNHAM. DEVICE TWISTING STAY WIRES IN FENCES N0. 568,660. Patented Sept. 29, 1896.

6am New Pjz't9aesses I UNITED STATES 'ATENT FFICE.

CORNELIUS A. BURNHAM, OF DAVISBURG, MICHIGAN.

I DEVICE FOR TWISTING STAY-WIRES IN FENCESJ SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 568,660, dated September 29, 1896. Application filed June 1, 1896. Serial No. 593,900. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that LOORNELIUS A. BURNHAM, a citizen of the United States, residing at Davisburg, in the county of Oakland and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Devices for Twisting Stay-Wires in Fences; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,suoh as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification. 7

This invention relates to certain new and A useful improvements in fence-makin and C17 especially to a tool for use in manufacturing inafter more fully described, and specifically defined in the appended claim.

I clearly illustrate my invention in theaccompanyin g drawings,whicl1, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of this specification and in which drawings similar letters of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views, in which- Figure 115 a side elevation of a section of a fence, showing the twist of the stay-wires, a portion showing the apparatus applied to the line-Wires for twisting the same. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail View of the spacer. Fig. 3 is a detail view of the weaver or tool for twisting the stay and line wires.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, A Adesignate stringing-posts, which may be anchored down by cross-heads or in any other suitable way be neath the surface of the ground and may be stayed by braces and guy-ropes. To said posts are fastened by staples the line-wires B, the Wires being first drawn taut to the end posts. Intermediate posts 0 are provided, to

which the line-wires are slidingly held by means of staples, so as to allow same to be withdrawn when in the way of putting on the cross or stay wires. The line-wires thus in place, the spacer is fastened to two of the parallel line-wires. This spacer consists of the piece D, having two buttons E near the top and bottom of the piece and by which the said spacer may be held to the line-wires while the stay-wire is being twisted to the line-wires. A series of studs F, having slotted heads, is carried on the spacer. The first operation after the spacer is in place is to take a pair of pliers and make a loop in the end of the stay-wire, (said loop seen at G,) and the loop is then caught over the edge of the slot in the upper stud. The stay-wire, after being passed through the slot in the stud, is bent in a horizontal direction and parallel with the top line-wire. Now the Weavertool K, which has a recess M at one end and a slot N at its other end, is applied to the two wires thus disposed in the manner illustrated in the drawings, with the two wires inserted in the said slot and the line-wire resting in the recess M and the stay-wire being on the opposite side of the end of the weaver. The tool thus engaging the two wires is ready to be twisted, which is effected by turning the weaver to the left while looking down the fence being formed. After the twists are made in the wires the weaver is removed, the stay-Wire bent diagonally and passed through the next stud, and the operation is repeated until the stay-wire is twisted to each of the line-wires, after which the spacer may be removed and a new series of twists made at regular intervals along the length of the fence. As the spacer approaches a line-post the staples may be withdrawn, so that there may be no hindrance to the twisting of the stay-wire. After passing the post the staples may be replaced and after the section of the fence is complete the staples may be tightened.

By the use of the weaver and spacer I am able to construct a fence which is thoroughly braced and strengthened, there being no possible lateral or longitudinal working loose of the Wires, and a fence once constructed may be taken down and transported and set up, making a serviceable portable farm-fence.

It will be observed that the studs, which are carried 011 the spacer, are ad justably held tons by which the same is locked to the line by means of a bolt on the side of the spacerwires of the fence, and aseries of slot-ted studs strip, and a series of apertures is provided in in said spacer, combined substantially as which the bolt may be passed in adjusting shown and described.

5 the stud for different kinds of fences. I11 testimony whereof I aflix my signature I 5 Having thus described my invention, what in presence of two-witnesses. I claim to be new, and desire to secure by Let- CORNELIUS A. BURN] TAM. ters Patent, is Witnesses:

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